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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 - American Carnival.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which season did Spencer and his brother move after their father died?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Fall.
(d) Winter.

2. In Chapter 5, what did Spencer find among the sideshows of a carnival?
(a) A monkey girl.
(b) Unusual diseases.
(c) Anatomy museum.
(d) Patients.

3. What type of animal did Spencer believe was a relative of the fawn child?
(a) Goat.
(b) Cow.
(c) Deer.
(d) Antelope.

4. When did Spencer’s mother die?
(a) Giving birth to him.
(b) 1869.
(c) When he was two.
(d) 1873.

5. In Chapter 4, when did Spencer write about eliminating subtractive surgery?
(a) December 1879.
(b) March 1876.
(c) July 1877.
(d) August 1878.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Spencer refer to the fawn-child in his journal when he discussed the importance of detailed notes?

2. To what does Spencer compare Alphonse in Chapter 5?

3. What was the purpose of the program Spencer began in Chapter 3?

4. How long into the surgery did Meredith die?

5. In Chapter 6, where was Spencer’s show challenged to be indecent and blasphemous?

(see the answer key)

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